Eight hurt in multiple crash on motorway

Eight people, including three children, were injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on the A-7 near Marbella late on Sunday, emergency services said.

The injured were taken to Hospital Costa del Sol after the collision on one of the Costa del Sol’s busiest roads. They include three men aged 62, 44 and 25, two women aged 48 and 26, and children aged 14, nine and seven.

Spain’s 112 emergency service received the alert shortly before the end of Sunday and sent medical crews to the scene. No further details about the cause of the crash had been released at the time of publication.

The incident added to a busy weekend for road rescue teams in the area, where traffic on the coastal motorway can quickly build up during peak travel times.